David J. Washburn, ScD, SM
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 979.436.0961
Email: dwashburn@tamu.edu
Healthy Policy & Management Department
Texas A&M University
School of Public Health
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
- Publications - (1)
Publications - (1)
2019
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Community Health Worker Roles and Responsibilities in Rural and Urban America
Policy Brief
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2019
The primary aim of this study was to understand the evolving profession of community health workers (CHWs) in the U.S. Through focus groups in rural and urban regions of four states, we explored CHW roles and responsibilities, the growing professionalization of the field, and evolving interactions between CHWs and other care providers.